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Contents 


Caijut  nga  flass 
3n  fean  Jfranctegutto  Canon 

Ha 

g>outf)toe*t 

^Municipal  (golf  Htnfcs 

puena  Uts;ta  Street 

JJortf)  €nb  Proatrtoap  funnel 

Ha  3&etna  tre  los;  ^ngelesf,  1781 

JWatn  anb  Jfourtf)  Streets; 

Central  Square  Jfountatn 


©oton  proabtoap  from  temple 
Jftftf)  anb  Spring  Streets; 

Central  Square 

^>econb  Cfwrcf)  of  Cftrtsit,  g>cientts;t 
temple  of  tfte  ?|ome 
roabtoap  from  S>ebentfj 
j&atlroab  (TrarUs 
fepcamore 


Cttp 
Snner  JOarbor  .  ^>a 

keeper  of  tfje  Htgfjt 


349227 


bg  Baylor'* 


risoneb  in  icj>  feiss,  tfje  ocean  mists 
l^ljiten  Sierra's  peaks  of 

ruggeb  stone 
Cfjen  melt  in  jopous  crping  of  tfje  douos 
all  tfje  glorp  of  tlje  fterp  gun. 
fjuman  cttj>  totti)  propljettc  epe 
Hoofeeb  to  tfje  goob  of  men  for  pears; 
to  come; 

tlje  crpsital  brops  in  regeruotrsf 
sltppeb  tfcem  botun  tfjrougl)  concrete 
anb  tfjrougf)  steel. 

mtgfjtp  mountains  jstore  for  goob  of  all 
l^ljat  betop  cloubs  take  from  tfje  billing  beeps; 

air=filleb  brops,  ^llmtgijtp'S  bisttllate 
stoells  tlje  seebs,  tuasljes  man's  filtlj 
atoap 

Jfor  tljus  tfje  libing  toater  comes  to  liless 
turns  again  to  breast  of  jWotijer 


Cafmenga 


^fns;  toas  tfje  lUng's;  J|igl)toap  tofjere 

Dons  of  &pain 

Caborteb  on  tfietr  rtcfjlp  tfabbleb  steebsi; 
OTfjere  creaking,  rougt)  carretas;,  oxen  Ijauleb 
Went  silotulp  tjjroug!)  tfje  pagg  in  calm 
content. 
ptoug  ^abres!  tn  tfjeir  grap  cotoleb  gotung 

on  tins'  UKIP  luttJ)  not  a  tljougijt  of 
gelf 

tfjat  expre^sieb  in  Jllisisiton  goob  of  all 
goon  toent  boton  before  jWan's 


king's;  Htgfjtoap  tfje  ^abreg  gabe  to  us! 
toe,  IjtQ^  priests;  unto  a  great  ibeal 
Jttabe  d^ueen'g;  ^tgijtuaj)  tip  gibing  toomen 
rights; 

ab  accrueb  tljrougf)  JWan's  figfjt  to  be 
free. 

eacf)  trail  toibeng  to  a  flotoing  roab 
OTtjere  all  ^umanitp  wn  go  in  peace. 


3n  ^>an  Jf  rancteguito  Canon 


ur  fcolb  breamers;  toitf)  a  torcft  of 
H>potteb  an  fjonest  man  in  time  of  neeb; 
&sfeeb  fum  to  butlb  a  mtsfjtp  aquebuct 

ijere  it  stanbs  in  perpetuity. 

Srisif)  ijonestp  burneb  in  tije  breasftg 
all  tu  jo  follotueb  ijim  in  confibence 

(^ob'sf  tufjite  coal  toill  gibe  to  tljis  fair 

toton 
fj^at  anb  potoer  toitf)  tfte  water  floto. 

greater  monument  toasi  eber  raifieb, 
Running  from  ^igj)  Sierras!  to  tf)e  ^>ea 

future  generations?  of  our  bloob 

foless  t0e  men  toljo  mabe  tfjiscitj),  Jfreel 


3n  tJjig  kuilb  canon  pelloto  grains!  of  golb 
firsft  founb  tip  a  Californian. 


;ore  tfjan  a  tunbreb  tijousanb  pears  ago 
monsters  roameb  tfjese  tljicklp 
tooobeb  t)ills; 
Mere  caugfjt  in  aspfjalt  bebs,  Ijelb  unto  beatf) 
ginb  toe  can  reconstruct  tljeir  skeletons. 
^Inotter  ijunbreb  tfjousanb  pears  some  life 
jHap  reconstruct  tfje  bonp  frame  of  JWan; 
Mill  toonber  toto  it  liijeb  anb  to&at  it  ate 
jf or  tijep  toill  litie  anb  feeb  upon  tfjemsetoes. 


'atcl)  pour  grcljeologp  altoe" 

founber  of  tins  mausoleum  saib 
in  tfje  quiet  of  tljese  plastereb  fjalls 
tjonesi  of  manp  pasts;  are  kept  on  faieto. 
Wit  tmilb  our  sturbp  palaces!  of  sitone 
outlast  all  tfje  buffeting^  of  time 
fjarblp  fjafee  toe  boasteb  in  our  pribe 
pefore  our  breams;  are  scrap=ljeapeb, 
usieless;  piles. 

enbures  but  Hife's  ebolbing  rounb 
grototi),  becap,  to  fertilise  neto  grototlj 
from  tfje  lust)  urge  of  our  eagerness 
larger  fjumus  rots  to  fecunbate. 


JWuntcipal 


en  libe  lifee  rats!  in  mooern  offices!, 
Purrotoing  all  arounb  tlje  cljeesie  of 

trabe; 

anb  ^>labe3  to  uglp  (§ob  of 

-**J     O 


plap  at  golf  to  ease  tljetr  fren^teb 
mttitus 

lift  tfjeir  epes!  to  life=renetuing  lulls; 
jf  or  further  sitrengtlj  to  toil  anfc  grab  again. 


Puena  ^Ttsta  Street  prtbge 


ere  (lotos;  tfje  rtoer  of 

$t  ratltoaps;  run  foeneat!)  tlje  arcfjtng 
brtbge; 
Clpsitan  ^arfe,  a  rest  cure  for  tfje  sfoul 

rbs  tfje  totbe  gate  tfjat  lets;  tfje  tourtsits; 

tn. 

patient  footman,  goon  forgotton  fjorsie, 

auto  trucfeg,  tlje  cosftlp  motor  cars;, 
Street  cars;,  gteam  cars,  aeroplanes;  pass;  ljj> 
Jf  or  go  toe  go  on  lanb  or  tn  tfje  cloubs. 


$5roabtoap  Cunnel 

$oor,  olb,  lost  abobe  fwgs  tfje  full; 

of  tfje  frienbs  of  pout!)  fjatoe  passeb 
amap; 

planter  |as!  begun  to  leabe  tfje 
tije  common  realty  Sign,  ^ 
fining  cars  gpeeti  fast  beneat!)  tlje 
OTJjere  Jf remont  fleto  tfje  Pear  Jflag  of 


OTitl)  g>tars  anb  Stripes  of  tfjese  Uniteb 


Co  tell  to  all  tfje  tuorlb  our  coagt  tuas  Jfree. 
get  custom,  breeding,  tie  us  to  a  toteel 
tg  rebolbeb  bj>  gfjaft  Of  antique  lams! 
in  tije  tuoof  of  temporising  cooes 
ideologic  creebs  tfjat  fenoto  not  Cfjrist. 
^ast  anb  present!    Mill  tfje  future 
bare 

Cut  tfjrougf)  bense  toalls  so  tljat  me  learn 
Crutfj! 


Ha  iXetna  be  Hos 

1781 


Jforsters,  bel  dalles;  anb  tfje 
g>epulbebas,Jttorenos,  Coronels; 
®t)t  Hugos;,  tfje  g>erranos,  &lberas 
Mere  calleb  to  mass  bj>  tljese  olb  minion 

cijtmes. 

tKfje  ^la^a  toas  alibe  toitf)  jprancing 
(^ap  ^enoritas  smileb  tiefjinb  tljeir  fans 
3n  black  mantillas  fcrougfjt  from  far=off 


Jf  or  C  urct  anb  ^>tate  fjelb  tljeir  Jf  iestas  fjere. 
put  nott)  tfje  jangling  street  car  brotons  tfje 

bells; 

pa^a  circle  Stoarms  toitl)  Mexicans; 

olb  cljurcf)  bratus  up  closer  to  Jf  ort  ^ill 
tljougl)  it  feareb  tfjis  touci)  of  mobern  life; 

tuell  it  map  for  4lob  is  but  a  name 
OTfjere  minteb  metal  rules  tfje  toorlb  of  men. 


Jflatn  anb  Jf  ourtf) 


P  anb  boton  tfje  crotobeb  streets  tfjep  go, 
3|arb  rock  men  tofjo  built  tfje  &tmebuct; 
Jlluckers  anb  concrete  mixers!,  roust) 
anb  strong, 

OTell  forotoneb  bj>  brj>  JWo  jabe's!  burning  gun. 
®lje  Snterurban  cars;  block  narroto  JWain 
^Inb  glaring  picture  sbotus  anb  bolb  saloons 
JWulct  lonelp  men  in  from  tfje  silences 
Wfjtre  circumstances  make  or  break  a  man. 
H>albation  ^Irrnp  anb  tlje  "Volunteers 
raucous  fjptnns  to  turn  tljem  totoarb 
tfje  Cfjrist; 

knotos  tljej)  neeb  it  in  fl)is  moil  of  greeb 
OTfjere  toe  quote  men  in  terms  of  stocks  anb 

bonbs. 

JHen  anb  tfje  (game!  !9  Snatcf)  for  bie=stampeb 
signs! 
all  one  gets  is  Jfoob,  some  Clotfjes  anb 


Central  Square  Jf  ountatn 

ije  fjaugfjtp  pigeons  foeg  so  baintilp; 
Cjjep  Strut  anb  coo  just  like  us  common 

folks; 

sunligfjt  rainfcotos  eacf)  rounb  falling 
brop 
toater  tljat  is  splashing  in  tfje  pool 

ere  men  sit  anb  argue  tofjile  tfjep  sit; 
Conbemn  tlje  <Hotjernment,  tije  toap  of  it; 
Settle  tfje  great,  complex  affairs  of  ^>tate 
tfjeir  content,  sucf)  is  ^emocracp. 
air  of  Jf  reebom  is  so  stueet  anb  neto 
all  tfjep  sense  is  rigfjt  to  criticise. 


BBBBHI 


Jfttlbs 


berricks  stanb,  balb  monuments 
to  trabe; 

tfjroust)  eartfj's!  crustt  toe  pump 
tfje  ti^tien  oil; 

fjere  anb  tljere  tuttf)  force  it  generates! 
tuonber  at  tje  earthquakes  in  our  toafee. 


29oton  proabtoap  fromCemple 

Itnbfolbeb  Justice  Sits,  a  sombre  tiring 
3n  courts;  of  men  tofjo  qutfcfcle  ober  Hato! 
?|ere  also  are  tfje  recorbsi  of  our  age 
3n  torttten  ioofes;  of  trangfersi  anfc  of  trabeg. 
jfar  boton  tfje  street  an  outgroujn  Cttj> 
OTljere  our  tutse  Colons  talk  efficiency. 


Boton  Spring  from  Jf  tftf) 


calleb  it  l^rimabera,  tbose  olb 
Dons 

language  is  rippling,  trippling 
song 

toben  tfje  (Gringos!  came  tfjep  nameti  tt 
Spring, 

HI  clo^eb  anb  unresiponstbe  substitute. 
is  tije  tianfeers  street  toljere  men  of 
mtgfjt 

marile  office  piles  to  fjouse  tfjeir 
tuealti); 
JUafee  slabes  of  men  toitf)  paper  chains  of 

tionbs 

Cfjat  run  for  tens  of  pears,  so  tftep  be  safe; 
pet  tljis  business  toorlb  of  ours  Ijas 
neeb 

all  tlje  printeb  forms  tfjat  stanb  for  golb; 
of  exchange,  tije  batlp  cfjecks  of  trabe, 
gibe  anb  tafee  tjrougf)  central  clearing 
louse; 

plap  our  parts,  lenbers  anb  borrowers 
<£ob  strikes  balances. 


Central  Square 

fje  Ijappp  trees!  toabe  in  tfje  sea  gent 

tottib 

liraton  from  tije  up=braft  of  tije  Ijeateb 
plaint; 

toearp  people  tfjrong  tije  cement  geats 
Co  catci)  a  tireatf)  of  country  in  tlje  toton. 


V   > 


CiwrcJ)  of  Cfjrtet, 
enttet 


fje  slobj  ebolbing  progress  ot  mankinb 
3s  markeb  bj>  broken  sfjackles,  eberj>= 

tofjere 

noto  tfje  Science  of  tfje  things  Cfjrist 
taugfjt 
laib  bobm  for  tfje  use  of  tfjose  tofjo  care. 

Cfjrist  tofjo  obmeb  no  foot  of  lanb! 
tfje  poor  biijo  imb  sucfj  neeb  of  it! 
tfje  monej>=cfjangers  tuitfj  a  scourge 
tljep  befileb  t^e  fjolp  temple  steps. 
tl)is  creeb  stanbs  for  Hife'S  ^Bualitp; 
||e  anb  ^>tie  of  nature's  graciousness 
gibing  Cfjrist  lobe  toitf)  no  tfjougljt  of 
self 

make  a  Ijeaben  of  tfjis  coin=mab  eartlj; 
Hatu  of  H>erbtce  fuseb  in  globj  of  Hobe 
let  t^e  ligljt  tljrougl)  sombre  beils  of 
creebs. 


Cemple  of  tfje 


n  all  tije  lanbs;  tfjat  front  tije  migfjtp  sea 

H>tretcf)tng  from  stern  Gibraltar  to  H>ue? 

|9ou  finb  olb  temples!,  ruineb  or  in  us* 
barieb  <§obg,  queer  probucte  of  mens; 

faitljg. 

toe,  neto  toorsffjippersi  at  mobern  styrine 
to  tfjat  ([lob  tojo  formeb  tfjis;  ficfjeme  of 

tfjtngg; 

clean  creative  urge  tfjat  blenbg  gome  ttoo 
reprobuce,  tfjat  tfjeir  feinb  libe  again, 
ligfjt  of  iobe  tlje  altars  are  ablate; 

acolptes;  of  Jfop  sitoing  incense  rare; 

goob  Higt  priests;  of  Enotolebge  cijant 

a  mass' 
Caugljt  from  tlje  ^ingel  Cfjoirsi  of  $oes#; 

temple  feellg  are  i)appj>  cfjilbreng  stongsi; 

Ijolj)  recorbs;,  imprint  of  our  goulsf. 


Up  proabtoap  from 


is;  tije  tooman's  street  anb  bap 

tEfjep  tfjrong  tfje  toalfeg  tn  stngfjams 
anb  tn  sitlfeg; 

Batntp  anti  bebonatr,  lonelp  anb  rtc!) 
rtbe  tn  limousines!  or  toalfe  on  foot; 
toearp  mothers  oragging  toorn=out 


flock  of  Scfjool  girls  botun  from  H.  &. 


far  beponb  in  clear=cut  afterglow 
Cfje  peaceful  mountains  marbel  at  our  fjaste 


&atlroab  bracks 

mobern  steel  Gratis  come  at  last  to 
camp 

3|ere  by  tlje  sanbj>,  toasfjeb  out  rtber 
bet; 
Hmfetng  us;  all  to  eaclj  far  lanb  of  eartf) 

cfjatnsi  of  Jf  inance,  Commerce  ano  of 
Craoe. 

tn  tljts  greater  Protfjerfjoob  of  JUan 
Mill  groto  a  Jleto  Cartlj,  tiorn  to  ?|uman 


tiounb  tip  steel  but  mtntetereb  for  Jfyim 

taugljt  tlje  Wonbrous  glorp  of 
Hobe! 


nber  tfje  Itoe  oafeg  stfjabe  tfje  mockers 
nesit; 
gpratulp  gpcamore^  lift  from  tlje 


cttp  titn  ts(  lo^t  tn  nature'^  calm; 

(Tljr  luilbuioob  liibs  tljc  nrflious  people  bait, 


Clpstan  $arfe 


_  ou  climb  tfje  rain=toasfjeb  sanbstone  on 

a  fcnoll 

"     $ast  spiberp  gumtrees  stoaping  on 
tf)tn  gtemg, 

Peponli  tfje  grep=sreen  spruced  in  a  cleft 
01  Ijtlfe.    Jf ar  off  tfje  fja^p  mountains  gtanti 
Serene  anto  calm  tn  Waning  Itgljt  of  fcap; 
Wfyt  gcenteb  b)tnti  from  out  tlje  fragrant  pines 
Caresses  eacfj  tireb  cfjeefe  toitfj  toucl)  of  balm, 
little  biris  (tuee  minstrels  of  tte  sfej>), 
jocunb  songs  of  all  earths  goob  to 
man. 

H>oft=footeb  nigljt  steals  up  tlje  still  ratines, 
pou  alone,  at  rest,  in  peace,  toitf) 


City 


ast  of  a  tbousanb  pears;,  built  pesterbap! 

of  a  bream,  reborn  at  mere 
caprice! 

mushroom  grototb  from  spaton  of  bagaries 
proton  to  tbe  toinbs  bj>  poet  alcljemtetg;. 
mobte  sftar^  stfnnie  in  tljis-  firmament 

for  a  fleeting  time  upon  Hife'g  Screen; 
Silent  as  pet,  but  soon  dirt's  toitcljerp 

catclj  tljeir  boices  for  posterity. 
far=off  lanbs  are  brought  before  pour 


anb  lyings  upon  equalitp 
eaclj  quaint  pfjase  of  <^ob=mabe  eartfj  is 
bere 

tbrougb  a  film,  not  barfelp,  but  aligfjt; 
OTorlb  a  ^>tage!   Humanitp  tbe 
no  brop  curtain  falls  until  Hife  bies. 


inner  Barber;  H>an  $Jebro 

f  fjej>  suckeb  tlje  age=beep  silt  tfjrougfj 
tubes  of  iron 


mabe  neto  lanb  to  bolb  tfje 
toarefjou&s 

a  strong  municipality 
sabe  for  all  tfje  unearned  increment. 
cargo  boats  anb  steamers  of  tlje  lines 
up  anb  botrm  from  far  Alaska's  colt 
Co  torrib  Manama's  tremenbous  gasl) 
eact  paps  some  small  tribute  to  tins 
port. 

goob  ^>aint  ^eter  Sabes  tlje  souls  of  men 
pelloto  golb,  our  stanbarb  of  tljis  life. 


i    .'',«*  \    ,         •>»    " 


keeper  of  tije  Itgfjt 


ike  strange  sights  from  out  mj>  steel= 

ribbeb  Sfiaft; 

Itye  fisljing  boats  bj>  Iwnbrebs  seek  tfje 
beep; 

tof)ite=totngeb  pleasure  pacfjts  fltt  on  tlje 
tiap; 

mobtng  picture  Bailors!  plougf)  tlje  main 
lanb=legsi  tfjat  are  fearful  of  tfje  s?ea; 
gtatelp  boats;  tftat  carrp  passengers; 
lumber  schooners  boiun  from  (Oregon; 
mtgljtj»  liners  up  from  istfjmus  toap; 
Sugar  boats  from  Honolulu's  store; 
toarsfups  tuitlj  our  flowing  H>tars  anb 
Stripes. 
put  more  tljan  tljis  3  see  tfje  bap  altoe 

boats  on  boats  in  cargo  to  all  lanbs; 
greater  fleet  built  in  tfjis  goob  soutljtuest 

men  anb  toomen  are  foreber  free. 
ocean  toabes  broke  ijigf)  abobe  mp  ligfjt 
bj>  southeast  toinb  in  mistj)  blasts 
put  in  tlje  tyfyt  tljat  coders  bistant  plains 
finer  people  grotos  tfjan  eartfj  fast  seen. 


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